The Minimum Hardware Requirements for Windows XP & Windows 7

The Minimum Hardware Requirements for Windows XP       

 Pentium 233-megahertz (MHz) processor or faster (300 MHz is recommended)

1. At least 64 megabytes (MB) of RAM (128 MB is recommended)
2. At least 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of available space on the hard disk
3. CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
4. Keyboard and a Microsoft Mouse or some other compatible pointing device
5. Video adapter and monitor with Super VGA (800 x 600)or higher resolution
6. Sound card
7. Speakers or headphones

              For Windows 7

1. 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
2. 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
3. 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
4. DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver.